/ TREVISO
We will call it the Benetton Regiment: 52 players, so much is the green-and-white squad that we will see in action in the next Urc. 34 confirmed, 6 new and 12 permits, of which 4 already seen this year. Never so many: this year there were 42 + 4 permits contracted, even if then gradually we reached 50. And in the 55 of the summer of 2018 there were many “guests”. Here is the complete picture of the 52 Lions available to the new coach Marco Bortolami.
ALL CONFIRMED
Tomas Baravalle, hooker, 1990. Thomas Welcome, center, 1990. Callum Braley, m. melee, 1993. Ignacio Brex, center, 1992. Niccolò Cannon, 2ª l. 1998. Dewaldt Duvenage, m. melee, 1988. Corniel The, hooker, 1994. Hame Faiva, hooker, 1994. Riccardo Favretto, 2ª l. 2001. Simone Ferrari, pylon, 1994. Thomas Gallo, pylon, 1999. Paolo Garbisi, aperture, 2000. Toa Halafihi, 3ª l. 1993. Irnè Herbst, 2ª l. 1993. Monty Ioane, wing, 1994. Michele Lamaro, 3ª l. 1998. Marco Lazzaroni, 3ª l. 1995. Gianmarco Lucchesi, hooker, 2000. Luca Mauritius, center, 1991. Sebastian Black, 3ª l. 1994. Ivan Taker, pylon, 1998. Edoardo Padovani, extreme, 1993. Titian Pasquali, pylon, 1994. Luca Petrozzi, m. melee, 1995. John Pettinelli, 3ª l. 1996. Joaquin Riera, center, 1994. Federico Ruzza, 2ª l. 1994. Luca Sperandio, ala, 1996. Blackberry Steyn, 3ª l. 1992. Ratuva Tavuyara, ala, 1990. Cherif Traore, pylon, 1994. Federico Zani, pylon, 1989. Marco Zanon, center, 1997. Manuel Zuliani, 3ª l. 2000.
THE QUALITY OF NEW GRAFT
Tomas Albornoz, opening, 1997. Lorenzo Cannon, 3ª l. 2001. Nahuel Short, pylon, 1989. Andries Coetzee, utility back, 1990. Rhyno Smith, utility back, 1993. Carl Wegner, 2ª l. 1991.
THE DREAM OF THE PERMIT
Filippo Alongi, prop, 2000. Zebre and Mogliano, in Treviso since 2019, 12 appearances in Pro 14. Good in closed scrum, in tackles and game platforms. Joey Caputo, opening, 2000. Product of the Academy of Australian Brumbies and Wasps, discovered by Andrea Masi. Giacomo But it’s, utility back, 1999. Good footing. In the Benetton business for two years. Philip Drago, center, 2001. Fixed point of Mogliano: in the last Top 10 13 games with 3 goals. Matteo Drudi, pylon, 2000. Immediately injured to the Crusader, he missed the whole season: now he is ready. Alexander Garbisi, m. scrum, 2002. Paolo’s younger brother, Under 17, 18, now in the U20 Six Nations. Very skilled in the management of the oval, quality in the passage and in the vision of the game. Matteo Meggiato, 3ª l. 2001. Flanker placer. Cus Padova, Accademia, Italy Under 18 and in 2020 Six Nations Under 20. Tommaso Menoncello, wing and center, 2002. Benetton, Country and Academy. In goal at the debut against the Dragons in Monigo. Giacomo Nicotera, hooker, 1996. Trieste then Mogliano: 36 appearances and 3 Super10 goals. In New Zealand then San Donà and Rovigo: in two years Scudetto with 23 appearances and 6 goals. 2 appearances in Pro 14. Lorenzo You, utility back, 2002. Fiorentino, knows how to attack spaces thanks to a significant acceleration and control the catches on the fly. Nicola Piantella, 2nd-3rd l. 2001. Bassanese, also flanker, played against the Warriors. At the Six Nations U20. Petrus François Smith, center, 2000. Franco’s eldest son, has good distribution qualities, precise footing even from the pitch. –